A Fox-Trot [2] 1925

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Demonstration by Miss Barbara Miles and Mr Maxwell Stewart, Winners of World's Dancing Championship 1925.

The couple walk on to the set from opposite sides. There is a curtain backdrop, a palm plant and a couple of chairs. They dance a fox-trot. Slow motion footage is used to illustrate the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14685
Sort Number:
EP 056
Time in/Out:
01:32:53:00 / 01:34:51:00
Canister:
EP 056
Film ID:
852.18
Issue Date:

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